Emma de Caunes
de Caunes at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1976-09-09) 9 September 1976
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouses
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(m. 2001; div. 2005)​
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    Children1
    Parent(s)Antoine de Caunes
    Gaëlle Royer
    RelativesGeorges de Caunes (grandfather)
    Jacqueline Joubert (grandmother)

    Emma de Caunes (born 9 September 1976) is a French actress.

    Life and career

    De Caunes was born in Paris on 9 September 1976 as the daughter of actor and director Antoine de Caunes and director and graphic designer Gaëlle Royer. Her paternal grandparents are journalist Georges de Caunes and Jacqueline Joubert, one of the first continuity announcers on French television.[1]

    Marriage and family

    De Caunes married the singer known as Sinclair in 2001. They have a daughter Nina together, born in October 2002. They divorced in 2005.[2]

    In September 2011, De Caunes married Jamie Hewlett, an English comic book artist.[3]

    Education and career

    De Caunes began acting in 1988 at the age of 12 with a role in Margot et le voleur d'enfants, a short film by director Michèle Reiser, her godmother.[4] She obtained her French baccalauréat in film in 1995 after high school.[5]

    De Caunes appeared in various commercials before her first major film role in 1997 in Sylvie Verheyde's Un frère. She won the Most Promising Actress award for this performance at the 1998 César awards.[6] In 2001 she starred with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke in the music video for the song “Knives Out,” directed by Michel Gondry. She won the 2002 Prix Romy Schneider, an award given annually to a promising young actress.[7]

    She had a main role in the 2007 comedy film Mr. Bean's Holiday, in which she played an actress in an independent being made by Willem Dafoe's character.[8]

    Allegations against Weinstein

    In 2017, De Caunes publicly accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[9] She alleges that Weinstein lured her to his hotel room, and chased her around the room while he was naked in an attempt to have sex. Her allegations were first reported in The New Yorker.[10]

    Theatre

    Year Title Author Director Notes
    2001–03 La Nuit du thermomètre Diastème Diastème Nominated - Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer
    2009 L’Amour de l'art Diastème Diastème (2)
    2011 Pour l'amour de Gérard Philipe Pierre Notte Pierre Notte
    2012 Simpatico Sam Shepard Didier Long
    2016 The River Jez Butterworth Jérémie Lippmann

    Filmography

    Actress

    Year Title Role Director Notes
    1988 Margot et le voleur d'enfants Margot Michèle Reiser Short
    1996 L'échappée belle Juliette Étienne Dhaene
    Vladimir de trop Lola Jacques-Henri Rochereuil Short
    Velvet 99 Milli Vanilli Agnès Deygas & Thierry Kuntzel Short
    1997 Un frère... Sophie Sylvie Verheyde César Award for Most Promising Actress
    Paris Film Festival - Best Actress
    Nominated - Acteurs à l'Écran - Best Actress
    Au bord de l'autoroute Camille Olivier Jahan Short
    Si c'est bon comme ça The girl Music video
    1998 Restons groupés Claire Jean-Paul Salomé
    La voie est libre Nadia Stéphane Clavier
    3 petits points la lune The girl Olias Barco Short
    Beaucoup trop loin Olivier Jahan (2) Short
    1999 Mille bornes Nina Alain Beigel
    2000 Sans plomb Marie Muriel Téodori
    Mondialito Louisa Nicolas Wadimoff
    Princesses Sophie Sylvie Verheyde (2)
    Faites comme si je n'étais pas là Marie Olivier Jahan (3)
    2001 Knives Out The girl Michel Gondry Music video
    2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Caesar's secretary Alain Chabat
    Les amants du Nil Anne Frendo Eric Heumann
    2003 Beyond Good & Evil Jade Michel Ancel Video Games
    2004 Ma Mère Hansi Christophe Honoré
    2005 Short Order Fiona Anthony Byrne
    Kaamelott Azénor Alexandre Astier & François Guérin TV series (2 episodes)
    2006 The Science of Sleep Zoé Michel Gondry (2)
    2006 Flushed Away Rita Malone David Bowers & Sam Fell French dub
    2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Empress Eugenie Julian Schnabel
    Mr. Bean's Holiday Sabine Steve Bendelack
    Days of Darkness Karine Tendance Denys Arcand
    2008 Coluche: l'histoire d'un mec The nurse Antoine de Caunes
    Le bruit des gens autour Maud Diastème
    Rien dans les poches Marie Manikowski Marion Vernoux TV movie
    Nominated - International Emmy Award for Best Actress
    2009 Sweet Dream Adèle Jean-Philippe Amar TV series (1 episode)
    2011 Faux coupable Lena Hemont Didier Le Pêcheur TV movie
    2012 Le Sourire The girl Music video
    2013 The Dune Fabienne Yossi Aviram
    Lanester Gabrielle Stahl Franck Mancuso TV movie
    Myster Mocky présente Jean-Pierre Mocky TV series (1 episode)
    2015 Les Châteaux de sable Eléonore Olivier Jahan (4)
    La Traque Stacy Théodore Bonnet Short
    Lanester: Memento Mori Gabrielle Stahl Franck Mancuso (2) TV movie
    2016 The Idyll Woman Justin Anderson Short
    Super Triste Cecile Kraft Stéphanie Kalfon Short
    Lanester : Les Enfants de la dernière pluie Gabrielle Stahl Jean-Marc Brondolo TV movie
    2017–2019 Ransom Nathalie Denard TV series (Recurring Role)
    2022 Le monde d'hier Lucie

    Director / Writer

    Year Title Notes
    2000 Le nombril de l'univers Short

    References

    1. ↑ "Emma de Caunes cobaye de Récré A2". Le Figaro (in French). 26 September 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
    2. ↑ Garnero, Fabrice (5 July 2017). "Emma de Caunes: qui sont les hommes de sa vie". Femme actuelle.
    3. ↑ Genevieve Roberts (14 April 2012). "Jamie Hewlett: 'My brain is like a dried-out sponge, but I'm having ideas'". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
    4. ↑ "Emma De Caunes - Sa bio et toute son actualité - Elle". www.elle.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
    5. ↑ "Emma de Caunes Une jeune femme épanouie". Paris Capitale (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
    6. ↑ Closermag.fr (26 March 2015). "Emma de Caunes : "Après mon César, je me suis perdue"". Closermag.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
    7. ↑ "Emma de Caunes, "maman et fière" en lingerie pour Triumph..." Pure people (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
    8. ↑ "Emma de Caunes". askmen.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
    9. ↑ "From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories". The New Yorker. 10 October 2017.
    10. ↑ "From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories". The New Yorker. 10 October 2017.
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